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[Cyborg]

I don't know. I haven't played it.

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[TheKevinDent]

Yes

 

[Barzul]

Ignore

 

[Beelzeboss]

I don't think it will set the world on fire like everyone involved wants us to believe.

It does look fun though

 

[Dark_AnNiaLatOr]

Titanfall looks amazing. It looks fast paced and hectic. These are also the guys who made MW2, IMO the best multiplayer shooter ever. Will get it when it hopefully comes to the PS4. If not, then it seems like a game that'll make me buy an Xbox one day just like Gears did this gen.

 

[Satchel]

I absolutely disagree.

One thing I will say though. If Titanfall was on some sick new graphically advanced engine that had stunning mech graphics, amazing lighting, attention to detail etc (think Matrix Revolutions mixed with District 9, with grit, smoke, steam, effects etc). Where every scratch, rust mark and cable was carefully realised and rendered. With cities with detail closer to what we saw in the KZ SF reveal, with gameplay that veered further from CODs twitch, instead with a greater sense of uniqueness, personality, and weight, I think the response would have been far greater from actual gamers. Oh and if it had an awesome campaign too. So so much potential wasted.

I have to admit, I find it hard to take "gamers" who put graphics as such a high priority over gameplay difficult to take seriously.

Not sure how many times it needs to be proven that this is a less than ideal way of viewing games.

Titanfall, while not looking like the most visually stunning game out there, certainly looks amazing to play. This is what is (rightfully) driving all the hype.

Visuals only get you so far. As Killzone's sales in comparison to the other big name shooters should have taught most. Graphically, Killzone is arguably the best looking console shooter out there. Yet it sells nowhere near its visually inferior counterparts, exclusive titles or not. It gets marketing, it gets hype and yet doesn't quite yield the same level of sales.

Why?

Because the games themselves, quite frankly, just aren't that good, despite how they look.

 

[Garrett 2U]

The comparisons to COD are as laughable as comparing Halo to COD or Killzone to COD or Battlefield to COD.
Actually, they are even more laughable because we still don't even know what you do in the game!

This is what we know:
It runs at a solid 60fps 1080p and looks great.
You play as a soldier who runs on walls and can double jump.
The soldiers can call down giant robots from giant space ships that pick the soldier up and put them inside.
The giant robots are quick, have multiple weapons and can strafe with jet propulsion.
You fight against other players and AI.
There is a persistent story evolving around you.

Here is how that compares to COD:
It runs at 60fps
Here is how it compares to COD/Halo/Battlefield/Killzone:
You play as a soldier


Also those that are bashing it for being multiplayer only, we don't even know what you do in the game yet!
How can you quantify the content of a completely new IP that has just barely been revealed.


Four big reasons why it is going to be huge:
It's a first person shooter
It is critically acclaimed
It has the marketing of EA/MS behind it
It's made by the creators of Modern Warfare

One reason it probably won't be as big of a system seller for the Xbox One as Halo CE for the Xbox:
At launch it's also on the Xbox 360 and PC

That is about as much as we can accurately say at this point.

 

[Ishan]

Some of the people bashing Titanfall in this thread are obviously pro Sony. Hard to think that it isn't skewing their opinion. They'll hype Killzone: SF, and suddenly this doesn't deserve the hype it's getting? Yeah right. A game does not win this many E3 awards and receive the hype it's getting, if it didn't deserve it. We're looking at what could possibly be the first genre defining FPS since COD 4. It's adding so many concepts that are just not present in any Modern FPS series. Calling it COD with mechs is disingenuous. And I don't get the criticism of it being multiplayer only. Several people simply buy COD or BF for their multiplayer components. Infact I applaud Respawn for not bloating their game with a tacked on single player, the reverse of what Bioshock :Infinite did. The games reviews will speak for themselves, and going of what I've seen, I'm expecting TLoU/Gears type critical acclaim.

People brought cod or battlefield and then got into their mp ... And stayed addicted ... Big difference .... I feel this game could and probably does have great mp . Like how hey are trying to bring back projectiles not just hit scans ... Q3 rocket launchers and ut stacking rockets for ultra gib was so fun ... The fact remains sp matters for casuals and new ip ... How much is the question titanfall could answer ... But if you fail to even acknowledge it could be an issue with casuals then I don't know what to say .

 

[EightBitNate]

I think a lot of the hate for this game stems from it not being on PS3/4. These guys made CoD before it sucked. I have complete faith in them.

 

[N2NOther]

And so what? Your not proving me wrong. A selective bunch of people is not the majority. It was demoed, great but what's a good game if people won't feel it afterwards? I'm sorry but to me, it's disadvantage is being a mecha shooter which will cause a problem. I know it's going to sell, that's a no brainer but I think it's way overhyped for what it is. Some people are saying it's going to be bigger than CoD and even Halo which is DEFINITELY wrong. [/quote}

First of all it's not a "mecha shoother." It's a shooter first and the mechs come into the game every 2 minutes (or less depending on how well you perform). Did you see it live or play it? Or are you merely going from some low frames per second Youtube videos? You think it's way overhyped, the majority of the people that actually experienced it don't...at all.

Secondly, check my Raptr, PSN whateevr you want to do, I play army shooters. I hate CoD but I've played every single on of them, I'm done with the franchise and moved on to battlefield which I am currently in love with. Don't insult me. We are talking about COD which is an arcade based shooter that definitely doesn't take itself too seriously. It's the reason why it rings to people more than more realistic army shooters that do. It has nothing to do with it being hyped. It's fun to play. I don't agree with TF being as hype because it's being toted around as a mecha shooter that suppose to have the appealing of CoD while lacking the fact that it's not a military shooter. The realism of the game is its most unattractive feature and I'm sorry if I don't feel the same way as the rest of you.

Don't play the martyr saying "I'm sorry I don't agree." You are making claims based on what you're into and not being objective at all. Like another poster said, name a game that went on to win the game the majority of the Game of Show awards from E3 that didn't become a huge hit.

From the Game Critics awards:

2012:
Best of Show
The Last of Us

2011:
Best of Show
BioShock Infinite


2010:
3DS (doesn't really count here)

This is the ONE year in the past 5 that is an anomaly

2009:
Best of Show
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

2008:
Best of Show
Fallout 3

2007:
Best of Show
Rock Band

2006:
Best of Show
Wii

Best Console Game
Gears of War

You see the pattern here? All of these games have been successful.

Coupled with the fact that Titanfall is made by the core group responsible for the the most successful franchise this generation, it's a pretty safe bet that Titanfall is going to be hugely successful.

It's my opinion and I just don't see it. I'm not saying it won't be successful but I'm saying I'm not seeing this taking the throne as the next big thing. I don't see it beating out army shooters. There's something about army shooters that people like and it's definitely the realism. I don't care if I'm wrong in the long run but I just don't see it.


Btw, yes I am buying it for PC as well to play it.. I'm a gamer at the end of the day.

No one likes Call of Duty for it's realism. Believe me.

 

[Ishan]

I think a lot of the hate for this game stems from it not being on PS3/4. These guys made CoD before it sucked. I have complete faith in them.

I'm primarily a ps gamer but I don't hate on halo or gears .... A good game is a good game .... It's just that people are getting tired of the super hype .... It's no doubt a great playing game or it would not have for the attention and awards it did ... But proclaiming its the second coming of half life already is premature

 

[N2NOther]

I absolutely disagree.

One thing I will say though. If Titanfall was on some sick new graphically advanced engine that had stunning mech graphics, amazing lighting, attention to detail etc (think Matrix Revolutions mixed with District 9, with grit, smoke, steam, effects etc). Where every scratch, rust mark and cable was carefully realised and rendered. With cities with detail closer to what we saw in the KZ SF reveal, with gameplay that veered further from CODs twitch, instead with a greater sense of uniqueness, personality, and weight, I think the response would have been far greater from actual gamers. Oh and if it had an awesome campaign too. So so much potential wasted.

Yep. No one who thinks this game is special is an "actual gamer." You heard here first, folks.

 

[Seanspeed]

Its got the potential to be huge, similar to Gears, but Halo's impact was simply revolutionary for console gaming. TitanFall will not match that.

I cant wait.

 

[Ishan]

Its got the potential to be huge, similar to Gears, but Halo's impact was simply revolutionary for console gaming. TitanFall will not match that.

I cant wait.

This . With the only caveat being the only mp concerns

 

[Kaako]

Eh, too early to tell.

 

[Seanspeed]

I'm primarily a ps gamer but I don't hate on halo or gears .... A good game is a good game .... It's just that people are getting tired of the super hype .... It's no doubt a great playing game or it would not have for the attention and awards it did ... But proclaiming its the second coming of half life already is premature

The hype is there for a reason. The extent of the actual hype is being exaggerated greatly by bitter and cynical people, though.

This . With the only caveat being the only mp concerns

Yea, thats a bit of an unknown. Should be an interesting experiment.

 

[Alcander]

Hahaha, the hate for TF has reached such extreme heights that it has become a parody of itself. Weird.

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

And so what? Your not proving me wrong. A selective bunch of people is not the majority. It was demoed, great but what's a good game if people won't feel it afterwards? I'm sorry but to me, it's disadvantage is being a mecha shooter which will cause a problem. I know it's going to sell, that's a no brainer but I think it's way overhyped for what it is. Some people are saying it's going to be bigger than CoD and even Halo which is DEFINITELY wrong. [/quote}

First of all it's not a "mecha shoother." It's a shooter first and the mechs come into the game every 2 minutes (or less depending on how well you perform). Did you see it live or play it? Or are you merely going from some low frames per second Youtube videos? You think it's way overhyped, the majority of the people that actually experienced it don't...at all.

Don't play the martyr saying "I'm sorry I don't agree." You are making claims based on what you're into and not being objective at all. Like another poster said, name a game that went on to win the game the majority of the Game of Show awards from E3 that didn't become a huge hit.

From the Game Critics awards:

2012:
Best of Show
The Last of Us

2011:
Best of Show
BioShock Infinite


2010:
3DS (doesn't really count here)

This is the ONE year in the past 5 that is an anomaly

2009:
Best of Show
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

2008:
Best of Show
Fallout 3

2007:
Best of Show
Rock Band

2006:
Best of Show
Wii

Best Console Game
Gears of War

You see the pattern here? All of these games have been successful.

Coupled with the fact that Titanfall is made by the core group responsible for the the most successful franchise this generation, it's a pretty safe bet that Titanfall is going to be hugely successful.



No one likes Call of Duty for it's realism. Believe me.

I'm so done with this argument. I never said it will never be successful so stop trying to force feed me the redundant logic. I'm saying in my opinion which seems to be getting dismissed, it won't be as big and beat CoD or BF. You naming games that are successful as if I'm disagreeing with you. My entire notion is, the hype for this game is not as high as you all are making it out to be. Being successful =/= Beating a well known franchises that's been out for years. The OP specifically said Halo and Gears in which I said it won't. It won't be as big as them neither will it be the next big thing

Secondly, I'm not playing not martyr card but putting out cold hard facts. The numbers DO NOT lie. If TF has enthusiasm, then other games that came out before it would show that there is obviously a general fan base for this type of genre based shooter, yet there isn't.


Thirdly, people do play CoD for its realism. It's an army shooter that has a realistic feel with an arcade twist. Not a sci-fi shooter with floaty jumps, regenerating armor and spacey guns. My opinion is only based on what is realistically showing on the charts. Obviously CoD sells a lot, BF is constantly highly anticipated especially for its big maps and vehicle choice and people like that feel. So what can TF realistically bring to the table that can persuade people it's better than feeling like a solider and being able to brag about it. I don't know where your from, but where I'm at... The military shooters win all. If it's not military it's halo and that's it.

 

[Raide]

Maybe not the CoD/Halo hype levels but it certainly has a shot at making its own fanbase just because it mixes something new into the FPS mix.

As long as they keep supporting it with new content and timely patches/fixes/updates, then it should do well. If they utterly ignore blatant issues like CoD usually has, people won't be willing to give it asecond chance. It has to impress out of the gate.

 

[Hoo-doo]

I don't believe a multiplayer-only scifi mech game will gain as much traction as either of those series.

If it were an exclusive and if it had a SP campaign with lore, a good story and interesting characters maybe.

 

[MasterOfPastures]

*Sigh* It's the same thread-shitting attitude in every TF thread. Christ.
Saying Titanfall is COD with mechs is like saying The Last Of Us is Uncharted with zombies.

 

[mr teaspoon]

Inflammatory..like I'm making fun of someone's mother or something.

No, like you're making a judgment on the quality of the game when you haven't played it. Not the end of the world or anything, but stop pretending to be confused about what you're saying that people don't like.

 

[samurai1226]

Without a real campaign mode i don't see any chance, that titanfall can be as big as Halo or GoW

 

[Miles Quaritch]

*Sigh* It's the same thread-shitting attitude in every TF thread. Christ.
Saying Titanfall is COD with mechs is like saying The Last Of Us is Uncharted with zombies.

It is though.

 

[Raide]

Without a real campaign mode i don't see any chance, that titanfall can be as big as Halo or GoW

The majority of people keep playing those games for MP, sot for the SP campaign. Sure you get some co-op uses but the vast percentage of time used must be based around the online components.Titanfall is trying to mix the online stuff with some SP feel and narrative. See if it works!

 

[Bundy]

Without the single-player / epic stroy (Halo) ?
No!

 

[KOHIPEET]

I kinda like Titanfal, but comparing it to a game (Halo) that has an outstanding storyline, wonderful music and narrative, sounds as bit of an overshoot.

It might be compared to Gears though.

 

[Nibel]

It won over 60 E3 awards, many of them "best of the show", journalists and several others actually played it and were amazed by it - this game will set the gaming world on fire, I'm pretty sure of that. Halo 4 servers are pretty much dead because of the flawed core gameplay and COD Ghosts pre-order numbers are still below BLOPS2; if EA plays their cards right then Titanfall will be the go-to FPS for many people

And don't games like TLoU prove that you don't need to reinvent the wheel to create a great, successful game?

 

[MasterOfPastures]

It is though.

 

[c0de]

I get the feeling that all the "no"'s are "I hope not".

 

[Speevy]

Well it's a shooter for the Xbox, so maybe?

 

[Americanmushroom]

For people saying it's heavily rumored or hinted to come to ps4.. What is the source? except for a few gaffers saying ms only payed for a timed exclusive I don't see any hinting from the developer's

 

[ChosenPredator]

I ask the gaming director for blacklight which he'd pick titanfall or destiny

he said titanfall with the quickness lol

this was on twitch earlier today

 

[Raide]

People should want Titanfall to do well. It will get all those other developers making CoD & Halo etc to get their asses in gear and impress. Halo 4 was half-hearted and Blops 2 was more of the same. They really need to push for next-gen.

 

[GavinGT]

For people saying it's heavily rumored or hinted to come to ps4.. What is the source? except for a few gaffers saying ms only payed for a timed exclusive I don't see any hinting from the developer's

http://www.gamezone.com/news/2013/06/27/could-titanfall-eventually-come-to-the-ps4-also

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-12-will-titanfall-ever-come-to-playstation-respawn-and-ea-weigh-in

And there's the part where CBoaT (a GAF mole with an excellent track record, all the way back to being the very first to leak the 360's specs) said it was planned as a one-year exclusive.

 

[allan-bh]

It's perfectly possible. Lack of single player doesn't mean to much this days. And yes, the game probably will be out on PS4, but only after 1 year.

So, I think will be a big launch and an IP associated with Xbox brand.

 

[monome]

preposterous to answer that. I, for one, am hyped about the game and it definitely made a good showing and helped me decide on getting a X1 first.

CBOAT hyped me about Black Tusk studio's game. I suppose this franchise and not Titanfall is the next Gears.

 

[RockmanWhore]

I think it will be big, the press seems super enthusiasts about the game and there's some Call of Duty fatigue going on. We also tend to think that the best selling franchise of a generation, will continue to dominate the next one, but that actually rarelly happens. Remember how big Final Fantasy and Resident Evil were on PS1 and PS2? How are they doing right now?

I can totally see the market swifting from CoD to another game, I doubt that game could be destiny though, it doesn't have any single player, and your average joe seems to like "realism", that doesn't mean SF games can't be huge (Mass Effect, Halo and Star Wars are great exemples), but I don't think an SF can replace CoD. For me the only for a SF game to take back the throne of the most popular FPS would be for the CoD crowd to simply lose interest.

I think Destiny has more potential, I think it's "MMO-RPG-lite" nature will make it more appealing, Borderlands is already pretty successful with that formula, but Destiny seems to be that but 100 times better. Plus it's multiplatform, and Activision will advertise the hell out of it.

 

[perineumlick]

It is though.

Really? Lol, okay.

On topic, I really don't see TF replicating the success of COD, though I believe the market is ready for something different. For me it all hinges on how well executed the narrative is, being a mp only game and all. If it resonates well enough with gamers, like Halo did, it could be the next big thing. Or maybe not; I really don't know. I'm not that big of a mp player, so it really ain't my cup of tea.

 

[nelsonroyale]

I don't think TF has looked anywhere near as impressive as Gears seemed back when it was first revealed, but gameplay seems fast and slick.

Lack of SP and the fact that visually (although it looks nice) it will really lag behind other games, makes me pretty doubtful that it will be such a big deal. I mean is it going to be full price? I don't think it should be really. Personally, I prefer the setting vastly over CoD, but I don't think it is likely to have the same broad appeal.

 

[travisbickle]

It will be recognised as the 360's swan song, probably used by Xbox fans as a counter to Sony's investment in late PS3 titles.

It's going o be interesting to see if when the time comes MS pretends it's a XB one title only!

 

[Satchel]

It is though.

Not really. I'm saying that based only on the demo too.

On topic, i like how a game that hasn't come out is already being branded overrated. Classic.

It will be recognised as the 360's swan song, probably used by Xbox fans as a counter to Sony's investment in late PS3 titles

Yeah, that what people do in real life when they buy games.

 

[_dd_]

More like the next Haze.

.


EA + looks like current gen. Probably some BS DLC as well.
It'll be something fun to play until the next big thing hits. (Halo 5?)

 

[mocolostrocolos]

No chance.

 

[Evoga]

Yes. Single player is dead, multiplayer is the future.

 

[Bundy]

I get the feeling that all the "no"'s are "I hope not".

Well, and I believe that you are "hoping" that

 

[allan-bh]

I get the feeling that all the "no"'s are "I hope not".

You're right.

 

[c0de]

Well, and I believe that you are "hoping" that

I don't care about this game so far But every successful game is welcome for the Xbone, of course
I am looking forward to see how good this game gets with a ps4-release all of a sudden

 

[Sojgat]

COD competitor with no SP, that will eventually be on both major console platforms. It might be the next big thing (I believe it will be), but it's not going to have the same kind of impact that Microsoft's two biggest exclusives have.

 

[twobear]

One thing I will say though. If Titanfall was on some sick new graphically advanced engine that had stunning mech graphics, amazing lighting, attention to detail etc (think Matrix Revolutions mixed with District 9, with grit, smoke, steam, effects etc). Where every scratch, rust mark and cable was carefully realised and rendered.

I don't disagree with the fact that this would make it more popular, but it's still stupid. I think TitanFall looks more awesome than all of the 'pure' next-gen titles unveiled so far.

Oh and if it had an awesome campaign too. So so much potential wasted.

I disagree with this, though. I don't know why MP-only is such a stigma for this or any game. It's considered perfectly acceptable, even commendable, for a game to be SP-only but not for a game to be MP-only? Videogaming is the only game medium I know of where the social aspect of games is actively denigrated by the people who play. Seems kind of dumb.